Elmer Smith

Q: Where was Elmer Smith born?

Elmer Smith was born in Pittsburgh, PA .

Positions: Leftfielder and Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 178lb (180cm, 80kg)

Born: March 23, 1868 in Pittsburgh, PA us

Died: November 3, 1945 in Pittsburgh, PA

Buried: Union Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA

Debut: September 10, 1886 (Age 18-171d, 1,148th in major league history)

Last Game: June 15, 1901 (Age 33-084d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1886 season

Full Name: Elmer Ellsworth Smith

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

42.6

4693

1456

.310

913

RBI

665

233

OBP

.398

SLG

.434

OPS

.831

OPS+

126

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/BB
1886	18	CIN	AA	-0.2	4	4	.500	3.72	9	9	0	8	0	0	72.2	57	54	30	1	44	40	3	0	15	317	94	4.12	1.390	7.1	0.1	5.4	5.0	0.91
1887	19	CIN	AA	10.3	34	17	.667	2.94	52	52	0	49	3	0	447.1	400	224	146	5	126	176	9	1	31	1872	*148*	3.54	1.176	*8.0*	0.1	2.5	3.5	1.40
1888	20	CIN	AA	4.3	22	17	.564	2.74	40	40	0	37	5	0	348.1	309	167	106	1	89	154	19	0	25	1456	113	2.67	1.143	8.0	*0.0*	2.3	4.0	1.73
1889	21	CIN	AA	-1.3	9	12	.429	4.88	29	22	7	16	0	0	203.0	253	171	110	11	101	104	7	0	9	963	81	4.28	1.744	11.2	0.5	4.5	4.6	1.03

1892	24	PIT	NL	-0.7	6	7	.462	3.63	17	13	4	12	1	0	134.0	140	94	54	2	58	51	1	0	3	601	91	3.19	1.478	9.4	0.1	3.9	3.4	0.88

1894	26	PIT	NL	0.1	0	0		4.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	6	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	20	125	5.31	1.750	13.5	0.0	2.3	0.0	0.00

1898	30	CIN	NL	-0.1	0	0		18.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	2	2	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	8	30	11.77	5.000	18.0	0.0	27.0	0.0	0.00
7 Yrs				12.4	75	57	.568	3.35	149	136	11	122	9	0	1210.1	1167	714	450	20	422	525	40	1	84	5237	112	3.42	1.313	8.7	0.1	3.1	3.9	1.24
162 Game Avg				3.0	18	14	.568	3.35	36	32	3	29	2	0	289	278	170	107	5	101	125	10	0	20	1250	112	3.42	1.313	8.7	0.1	3.1	3.9	1.24

CIN (5 Yrs)				13.0	69	50	.580	3.31	131	123	7	110	8	0	1072.1	1021	618	394	18	363	474	38	1	80	4616	115	3.44	1.291	8.6	0.2	3.0	4.0	1.31
PIT (2 Yrs)				-0.5	6	7	.462	3.65	18	13	4	12	1	0	138.0	146	96	56	2	59	51	2	0	4	621	92	3.25	1.486	9.5	0.1	3.8	3.3	0.86

AA (4 Yrs)				13.1	69	50	.580	3.29	130	123	7	110	8	0	1071.1	1019	616	392	18	360	474	38	1	80	4608	116	3.44	1.287	8.6	0.2	3.0	4.0	1.32
NL (3 Yrs)				-0.6	6	7	.462	3.76	19	13	4	12	1	0	139.0	148	98	58	2	62	51	2	0	4	629	90	3.31	1.511	9.6	0.1	4.0	3.3	0.82

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%
1886	18	CIN	AA	72.2	9	9	54	6.69	5.59	-0.04	0.00	101	5.70	-8	-0.6		-0.1	-0.2	-3	.438	.497
1887	19	CIN	AA	447.1	52	52	224	4.51	6.60	0.34	0.00	101	6.32	90	8.1		-0.5	10.3	128	.655	.550
1888	20	CIN	AA	348.1	40	40	167	4.31	5.16	0.26	0.00	101	4.95	24	2.6		-0.5	4.3	47	.566	.516
1889	21	CIN	AA	203.0	29	22	171	7.58	6.05	0.11	0.00	103	6.11	-33	-2.3	1.00	-0.2	-1.3	-18	.420	.486

1892	24	PIT	NL	134.0	17	13	94	6.31	5.10	0.36	0.00	100	4.74	-23	-1.8	1.00	-0.1	-0.7	-9	.393	.489

1894	26	PIT	NL	4.0	1	0	2	4.50	7.40	0.06	0.00	98	7.20	1	0.1	1.00	0.0	0.1	2	.600	.501

1898	30	CIN	NL	1.0	1	0	2	18.00	4.93	0.26	0.00	107	5.00	-1	-0.1	1.00	0.0	-0.1	-1	.378	.499
7 Yrs				1210.1	149	136	714	5.31	5.87	0.26	0.00	101	5.68	50	6.0	1.00	-1.3	12.4	147	.540	.517
162 Game Avg				289	36	32	170	5.31	5.87	0.26	0.00	101	5.68	12	1.4	1.00	-0.3	3.0	35	.540	.517

CIN (5 Yrs)				1072.1	131	123	618	5.19	5.96	0.24	0.00	101	5.79	72	7.7	1.00	-1.2	13.0	154	.559	.521
PIT (2 Yrs)				138.0	18	13	96	6.26	5.17	0.35	0.00	100	4.81	-22	-1.7	1.00	-0.1	-0.5	-7	.404	.489

AA (4 Yrs)				1071.1	130	123	616	5.17	5.96	0.24	0.00	101	5.79	74	7.8	1.00	-1.2	13.1	155	.560	.521
NL (3 Yrs)				139.0	19	13	98	6.35	5.16	0.35	0.00	100	4.81	-24	-1.8	1.00	-0.1	-0.6	-8	.403	.490

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					Pitching Ratios
Season	Age	Team	Lg	IP	HR%	K%	BB%	Awards
1886	18	CIN	AA	72.2	0.3	12.6	13.9
1887	19	CIN	AA	447.1	0.3	9.4	6.7
1888	20	CIN	AA	348.1	0.1	10.6	6.1
1889	21	CIN	AA	203.0	1.1	10.8	10.5

1892	24	PIT	NL	134.0	0.3	8.5	9.7

1894	26	PIT	NL	4.0	0.0	0.0	5.0

1898	30	CIN	NL	1.0	0.0	0.0	37.5
7 Yrs				1210.1	0.4	10.0	8.1
MLB Average					0.7	7.4	7.7

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Elmer Smith born?

Elmer Smith was born on March 23, 1868.

Where was Elmer Smith born?

Elmer Smith was born in Pittsburgh, PA.

How tall was Elmer Smith?

Elmer Smith was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did Elmer Smith weigh when playing?

Elmer Smith weighed 178 lbs (80 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Elmer Smith play?

Elmer Smith played 14 seasons.

Is Elmer Smith in the Hall of Fame?

Elmer Smith has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Elmer Smith play?

Elmer Smith was a Leftfielder and Pitcher.

How many hits did Elmer Smith have?

Elmer Smith had 1,456 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Elmer Smith have?

Elmer Smith had 37 home runs over his career.

What was Elmer Smith's average?

Elmer Smith had a .310 average over his career.

How many teams has Elmer Smith played for?

Elmer Smith played for 7 teams; the Cincinnati, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants and Boston Nationals.